Hanoi, (VNA) 🐻;- The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-The Party Central Committee held a meetingin Hanoi on January 31 to consider and make decisions on personnel affairs.The committee discussed the wishes to ceaseholding positions, stop working, and retire of Tran Tuan Anh, Politburo member,member of the 13th Party Central Committee and Chairman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Economic Commission; and Phan Viet Cuong, member of the 13th PartyCentral Committee and Secretary of the Quang Nam provincial Party Committee.
-Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to UruguayDuong Quoc Thanh on January 30 came to bid farewell to Uruguayan Minister ofForeign Affairs Omar Pagan🌜ini who affirmed that there is plenty of room for thetwo countries to further step up coo💫peration.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Uruguay Duong Quoc Thanh (L) and Uruguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs Omar Paganini. (Photo: VNA) Paganini expressed his hope that Vietnam will openits embassy in Montevideo soon to contribute to promote the bilateralpartnership, and asked for Vietnam’s support for Uruguay’s joining theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)after the Latin American country submitted its application in late 2022.
-There were 950 cyberattacks on Vietnam’sinformation system in January, a decline of 33% and 23% compared with that ofDecember 2023 and the same period last year, respectively.
Thedecrease is an initial result of the measures that agencies and units havetaken to enhance cyber safety and security, with more investment to monitoringsystems, problem-detecting systems and warnings.
-In a historic medical breakthrough, Vietnam witnessedthe first successful delivery of ꦗa baby over three weeks after having undergonefoetal heart surgery.
The baby, weighing 2.9kg, was born at 9:17am on January 30. (Photo: VNA) The baby was delivered on January 30 via Caesareansection, evoking emotional responses from the medical team. This birth marked asignificant milestone not only in Vietnam, but also stands as the firstinstance of successful foetal heart surgery in Southeast Asia.
-The number of Vietnamese visitors to Japan in 2023 reached anew record of 573,900, an increase of 15.9% over 495,051 visitors achieved in2019, the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) announced on January 30.
Currently, Vietnam is also in the top 10 largesttourist markets of Japan.
- Vietnam's tourism industry stands at the threshold of aremarkable milestone, with experts asserting that an impressive figure of 14-15million foreign visitors could be achieved this year, provided unexpectedissues are kept at bay.
A recent survey conducted by Vietnam Report JSChas unveiled an optimistic outlook, with 66.7% of businesses in the tourism andhotel industry expressing confidence in more favourable prospects this year.Among them, 92.9% anticipate robust growth in revenue, while 85.7% foresee anuptick in both profit and visitor numbers.
-The HoanKiem – Thang📖 Long Imperial Citadel electric bus route is poised to make itsdebut on February 5 to cater to the sightseeing needs of both locals andtourists who wish to explore the rich heritage sites of Hanoi, the Thang Long –Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre reported on January 31.
An electric bus passes by Hoan Kiem lake. (Photo: baovanhoa.vn) Theroute linking Hoan Kiem lake in the very heart of the city with the historicThang Long Imperial Citadel is a joint effort among the Hoan Kiem districtPeople’s Committee, the Dong Xuan JSC and the centre.
- Ten best projects in the Youth SustainableProject (YSUP) Competition 2024 have been awarded by the Delegation of theEuropean Union (EU) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
As an annual competition initiated by the EUDelegation to ASEAN and jointly carried out ✤by the AS🐻EAN Secretariat, YSUP aimsto provide a platform for ASEAN youths to showcase initiatives, projects, andcontributions to the community, as well as to ASEAN’s green transition process./.
